Biggest analysis to date reveals enormous footprint of livestock - it provides just 18% of calories but takes up 83% of farmland Avoiding meat and dairy products is the single biggest way to reduce your environmental impact on the planet,according to the scientists behind the most comprehensive analysis to date of the damage farming does to the planet.
The current research shows that without meat and dairy consumption, global farmland employ could be reduced by more than 75% – an area equivalent to the US, or China,European Union and Australia combined – and still feed the world. Loss of wild areas to agriculture is the leading cause of the current mass extinction of wildlife. Related: Humans just 0.01% of all life but have destroyed 83% of wild mammals – study Related: Giving up beef will reduce carbon footprint more than cars, says expert Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com